· Isolation itself, is as significant to mortality rate as
smoking, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, and lack of exercise.
· The fact is, isolated men are 2 to 3 times more likely to
die compared to men with close social ties; for isolated women, the risk is one
and a half times greater than for more socially connected women.
· The difference between men and women pertaining to the
impact of isolation might be because women tend to have more relationships that
are comforting and connecting than the small number of friendships formed by
men.
· Importantly noted, solitude is not the same as isolation;
many people who live by themselves or see few friends are happy and healthy.
Rather, it is the subjective sense of being cut off from people, not connecting
with others that is the profound health risk.
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